Scooter brake



y 14, 1940- J. M. RODRIGUEZ 2,200,935

I SCOOTER BRAKE Filed April 25, 1939 ITNESSES I I WEN/1'0? Joseph J. R01]; w'guez av 31 0 A d ATTQRNEY% Patented May 14, 1940 UNITED ,STATES moses PATENT oFFicE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to wheeled vehicles,

such as scooters or coasters popular with children as a toy vehicle, and of the four wheel type, with a foot brake and a handle-bar whereby the child will not have any difiiculty in keeping equilibrium while riding same.

The general object of my invention is to man ufacture a four wheeled scooter having a wheel support with two wheels adjacent the front and two wheels adjacent the back together with a foot brake which will enable the child to slow down the running speed of the scooter or stop it at will. I

A further object of my invention is to use the present day, partsof skates, such as the front and back wheel support of same with either rub her or spring type cushion, commonly used on skates for steering same. These wheel supports of skates are mounted or riveted to a suitable rectangular steel plate drilled with holes to fasten same to foot board as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Both front and back wheel supports of the skates with wheels independently mounted on said plates are bolted to and under the front and back of the foot board which can also be stamped metal foot plate.

A further object of the invention is to provide a foot actuated brake that they may be easily actuated by a child and when functioning cause a reduction of speed of the scooter or complete stoppage thereof.

It is understood, that changes, variations and modifications may be made in the invention, as come properly within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantage.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the scooter. con-' structed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the scooter illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail side view of the foot board and foot brake for stopping the scooter.

Similar reference characters indicate the corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, IIJ indicates a base or foot board which may be constructed of wood or suitable stamped metal. Preferably, a corrugated rubber 'pad II is mounted on the upper surface of the board it and is held to the board in any suitable way, preferably by adhesive. This is desirable in order to prevent the foot of the child using the scooter from slipping when pushing the scooter along. Also, preferably, a stringer ll of wood or other desired material is fastened tothe bottom of the board lfi which raises the foot board it with the respective rollers it and El. These 5 rollers are mounted on suitable members it which are connected in any desired manner to plates 08 and I9, which plates may be secured in any desired manner to the board it, as for instance, by the bolts or screws iii. A base plate 35 is secured to the board it by screws 35 or other suitable means. This base plate is provided with a socket into which the post til is tightly fitted. If desired, these parts may be threaded and screwed together, although other fastening means may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. A reduced extension it is provided at the upperend of the post It and secured to the post 52 by a reducing connection 31. A pair of handles 83 are secured in any desired manner to the upper end of extension 52 so that a child may readily grasp the same. The parts just described are presented to disclose a construction capable of functioning with the brake and parts shown particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view" of a portion of the foot board, showing the exact construction of the foot brake, 2B on the drawing designates a threaded bushing with outside hexagon head inserted in a hole drilled thru the foot board and fastened to same, by nut 2i and lock washer 22.

Thru bushing 20, there is a sliding pin 23 with a round head 24 for pressing with foot when ap plying the brake. The sliding pin it is held in bushing 29 by means of a cotter pin 25. The sliding pin 23 is always held in the upward position by means of the upward pressure of the strap type spring 26, which is conveniently bent to give the pressure required. This strap spring is fastened to the bottom of the foot board by means of two bolts 27. This strap type spring supports the wooden brake shoe 28, and is fastened to strap spring by means of two bolts 2t inserted thru two counter bored holes 3G in the wooden brake shoe, The two boltsare prevented from becoming loose by means of two spring Washers 3!.

The pin 23 as shown in Fig. 3 is in the top position ready to be pressed with foot for applying the brake, whereby compressing the strap spring 34 and als'opressing the brake shoe downward to surface of street or pavement. The

speed of stopping the scooter depends on the pressure applied to the pin 23.

What is claimed is:

1. In a scooter, a foot board having a bore extending therethrough near one end, a tubular member extending through said bore, means at each end of said tubular member for clamping the same in position, a rod slidingly fitted into said tubular member and extending therebeyond at each end, a flat spring secured at one end to said foot board at a point spaced from said here, said flat spring extending beneath said rod, a friction member and means for clamping said friction member to said flat spring at a point substantially in line with said rod-whereby when said rod is forced downwardiy it will swing one end of said'flat spring downwardly and cause said friction member to function, said spring acting to raise said rod and friction member when the rod is released.

2. In a scooter provided with a foot board having a bore extending therethrough, a rod sliding-- ly mounted in said bore, means at the top and bottom of the rod'for preventing the rod from leaving said bore, a flat spring of less width than said board, a pair of spaced securing means at one end of said spring for securing the same to the under surface of said board whereby the spring can swing upwardly and downwardly but not laterally, said spring having the free end eX- tending beneath said rod, a friction member I mounted on the under surface of said spring at said free end, and a plurality of spaced bolts for securing said friction member to said spring,

said bolts having their lower ends spaced upwardly from the bottom of the frictien member whereby when said rod is depressed said spring will be swung downwardly and said friction member will be brought against the ground without causing the ends of the bolts to contact with the ground.

3. In a scooter, a foot board having a bore extending therethrough near one end, a metallic tubular bushing extending through said bore, means at each end of said bushing'for preventing any independent longitudinal movement of the bushing, a rod slidin gly fitted into said bush? ing and extending therebeyond at each end, and means carried by'said rod at each end for preventing the rod from. leaving the bushing, a flat spring secured at one end to said foot board at a point spaced from said bore, the" free end of said flat spring extending beneath said rod, a

friction member, and means for securing said friction member to said fiat spring at apoint per end being provided with an enlarged head acting to prevent the rod from passing through said bore and also acting as a brake pedal, means atfthe lower end of said rod for preventing the rod from passing upwardly through. said will be beneath said rod, and a friction member secured to said spring beneath said rod, said friction member being formed so that its. lower friction member is depressed, said spring acting to raise said friction member and the rod when the rod is released.

' JOSEPH M. RODRIGUEZ.

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